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That was top quality it’s true. Brave or foolish to go for it depending on how you look at it.He’s a good player and he’s played a lot of games for us. He may play a lot more. Who knows.The Trevor Hockey beard could be the key to his resurgence.
The conundrum that is Ben Close.Twice yesterday he took on the ball with fresh legs with a definite possibility of a fast counter, both times he took the easy safe footballing option of retreating back.Then the penalty, a gentle dink, far too classy above this level, and he wanted to tell us this.The sooner we sell him to a lovely flowing easy on the eye footballing side in the championship the better for everyone, especially us.
Close’s trouble is he’s never ‘risked it’. That penetrated pass to release Sharp, Molyneau, Hurst.If he doesn’t do that 8 out of 10 times as a focal midfielder as opposed to a defensive midfielder who gets stuck in just what exactly does he bring to ‘the party’?Get rid.
[quote author=drfchound link=topic=293265.msg1367112#msg1367112 keeper just stood up and plucked it out of the air.The taker (I don’t remember who it was) got fearful stick from the fans.
Chuffed to death we won . 100 PC pleased with every single player that produced that fighting performanceBig up to all those who stepped up further to take the Pens. Joe unlucky , the rest superb under tremendous pressure as Hull potted again and again . Each of our players replied positively under the most extreme pressureOne I would like to praise to the hilt is Ben Close. What cajones he must have had to dink his Penalty down rhe middleHe must have known the s*** he would get if he screwed up, on.here and elsewhere but the keeper was in the bottom left corner and Ben's spot kick was going at 10 mph into the exact centre of the netWell done Ben . I'll take my hat off to you sir and of course every other player as I said right at the start
Quote from: Donnywolf on January 13, 2025, 06:16:40 pmChuffed to death we won . 100 PC pleased with every single player that produced that fighting performanceBig up to all those who stepped up further to take the Pens. Joe unlucky , the rest superb under tremendous pressure as Hull potted again and again . Each of our players replied positively under the most extreme pressureOne I would like to praise to the hilt is Ben Close. What cajones he must have had to dink his Penalty down rhe middleHe must have known the s*** he would get if he screwed up, on.here and elsewhere but the keeper was in the bottom left corner and Ben's spot kick was going at 10 mph into the exact centre of the netWell done Ben . I'll take my hat off to you sir and of course every other player as I said right at the startNot a fan of a panenka at all, if the keeper catches that then he's public enemy number 1 and would have a lynch mob after him. Just look at john bostocks one at wembley for notts county. What a w**ker
I was thinking that too about Close, summed him up in that one penalty. Class, but maybe a fish out of water in L2.Remember after the Crewe penalties I read somewhere that the first team to miss often goes on to win. Not sure if it increases the pressure when defending a lead in a shoot out (and if you're gonna miss, miss the first one) but when it was looking pretty tough after our top man on penalties missed this popped into my head and then it happened again. Interested to see the stats on that.Molyneux said he was planning to do a Panenka himself when he saw the keeper was diving every time, but didn't dare do it after Close had.
Quote from: TonySoprano on January 14, 2025, 10:38:51 amQuote from: Donnywolf on January 13, 2025, 06:16:40 pmChuffed to death we won . 100 PC pleased with every single player that produced that fighting performanceBig up to all those who stepped up further to take the Pens. Joe unlucky , the rest superb under tremendous pressure as Hull potted again and again . Each of our players replied positively under the most extreme pressureOne I would like to praise to the hilt is Ben Close. What cajones he must have had to dink his Penalty down rhe middleHe must have known the s*** he would get if he screwed up, on.here and elsewhere but the keeper was in the bottom left corner and Ben's spot kick was going at 10 mph into the exact centre of the netWell done Ben . I'll take my hat off to you sir and of course every other player as I said right at the startNot a fan of a panenka at all, if the keeper catches that then he's public enemy number 1 and would have a lynch mob after him. Just look at john bostocks one at wembley for notts county. What a w**kerAgree 100% - Close was showboating having been a bit part player in what was a massive effort from the rest of his teammates - disrespectful of him in my view.
Quote from: Butchers Red on January 14, 2025, 11:09:18 amQuote from: TonySoprano on January 14, 2025, 10:38:51 amQuote from: Donnywolf on January 13, 2025, 06:16:40 pmChuffed to death we won . 100 PC pleased with every single player that produced that fighting performanceBig up to all those who stepped up further to take the Pens. Joe unlucky , the rest superb under tremendous pressure as Hull potted again and again . Each of our players replied positively under the most extreme pressureOne I would like to praise to the hilt is Ben Close. What cajones he must have had to dink his Penalty down rhe middleHe must have known the s*** he would get if he screwed up, on.here and elsewhere but the keeper was in the bottom left corner and Ben's spot kick was going at 10 mph into the exact centre of the netWell done Ben . I'll take my hat off to you sir and of course every other player as I said right at the startNot a fan of a panenka at all, if the keeper catches that then he's public enemy number 1 and would have a lynch mob after him. Just look at john bostocks one at wembley for notts county. What a w**kerAgree 100% - Close was showboating having been a bit part player in what was a massive effort from the rest of his teammates - disrespectful of him in my view.Exactly, he had no right to do that. He's hardly featured at all this season. If I was mcann, I'd be having a word with him.